Baltimore City police said they shot two pit bulls in east Baltimore on Monday because the animals were attacking a 12-year-old boy.

Police said around 4:48 p.m., patrol officers on foot heard growling and barking in an alleyway and discovered two pit bulls attacking the boy in the backyard of a home in the 100 block of North Belnord Avenue.

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Police said the officers shot both dogs. One dog died at the scene. The other was wounded.